BROWSING: AT&T

Editor's Note: In a new series, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at nationwide wireless players, including their strengths and challenges in an ever-changing wireless environment. In this third installment, RCR Wireless News reporter Hilary Smith tackles the nation's third-largest carrier, AT&T Wireless.As...

The text messaging industry in the United States is growing by leaps and bounds, and most agree it has the potential to be huge. The application is really the first major win for the nascent and struggling U.S. wireless data market for consumers, and...

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless introduced a trio of business solutions designed for customers using the carrier's GSM/GPRS network.The solutions includes Office Online, a ViAir Inc.-provided product that allows customers to remotely access corporate and personal e-mail accounts and manage personal information from any Web-enabled device....

CHICAGO-Triton PCS Holdings Inc.'s said its co-branding agreement with AT&T Corp. is expected to end in February when the current deal between the two companies expires."More than likely we will operate as a standalone brand," said Daniel Hopkins, senior vice president and treasurer of...

DALLAS-Edge Wireless L.L.C., a member of the AT&T Wireless network, signed a three-year contract with Nortel Networks to upgrade its current TDMA network to GSM/GPRS.The $18.5 million contract calls for Nortel to deploy GSM and GPRS radio access and core switching equipment for Edge's...

CHICAGO-Triton PCS Holdings Inc.'s said its co-branding agreement with AT&T Corp. is expected to end in February when the current deal between the two companies ends."More than likely we will operate as a stand-alone brand," said Daniel Hopkins, senior vice president and treasurer of...

NEW YORK-Citing continued competitive pressure and a slowing subscriber base, Moody's Investor Services downgraded its outlook for the wireless industry to negative and placed a majority of non-investment grade operators on review for possible downgrade.The ratings agency revised its outlook for both AT&T Wireless...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Citing refinement in its credit policies for sub-prime customer segments, increased pricing competition and business customers waiting for the launch of next-generation networks, Sprint PCS said it expects to add around 300,000 net customers during the second quarter of this year, well...

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. says it has signed an agreement to deliver GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio network systems for AT&T Wireless Services Inc.The deal will cover AT&T Wireless affiliate TeleCorp markets including Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The amount...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless cut its revenue forecasts due to problems with its supply agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., causing investors to drop its stock and analyst firms to downgrade the company.The company's stock dropped from about $6.50 to about...

ATLANTA—Wireless data company Numerex announced it will create a cross-carrier messaging system through a new deal with MobileSpring Inc. and VeriSign Inc.Numerex will use MobileSpring's Metcalf Global Messaging product to ensure its text messages can be sent over networks operated by other carriers. Several...

TORONTO—Sierra Wireless shares fell 33.8 percent on the Toronto Stock Exchange on 5 June, a day after the company cut its guidance for its second quarter and indicated sales from a key contract with AT&T Wireless Services would be significantly lower than expected.Vancouver-based Sierra...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless said it has gotten additional regulatory and network approvals for the AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless Network Card Series in several regions, including North America, Europe and Asia.The company said it most recently received regulatory approvals in China, Hong Kong and...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Ericsson will begin trialing a UMTS network in the Dallas area beginning later this year.The companies, which completed a live UMTS voice call at AT&T Wireless' headquarters earlier this year, said the network will use about 100 cell...

TORONTO—Wireless carriers Telus Mobility and Rogers Wireless Communications plan to charge new cell-phone users by the minute instead of by the second. This change in billing is expected to help boost revenue.Beginning 1 July, Telus Mobility will switch to per-minute billing for all new...

TORONTO—Canadian operator Rogers AT&T Wireless reported an agreement with InfoSpace Inc. to launch an English and French-language SMS service dubbed EasyInfo on the carrier's TDMA and GSM/GPRS network.The service allows customers to push the pound key on their wireless handset twice followed by a...

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Rogers AT&T Wireless customers will now be able to access any Internet content using the carrier's GSM/GPRS network through a new deal between Rogers AT&T and software provider OceanLake Inc.Under the deal, Rogers AT&T will use OceanLake's Mobile Gateway to allow subscribers...

TOKYO—NEC Corp. said it received an order from Taiwan's KG Telecommunications for mobile handsets for KG Telecom's i-mode service. NEC said the delivery will make it the first supplier of i-mode handsets in Asia outside Japan.KG Telecom will be the first company in Asia...

TOKYO—NEC, the leading handset maker in Japan, announced that it shipped 2.5-generation (2.5G) handsets for China Mobile. China Mobile is the largest mobile carrier in China with 115 million subscribers.China Mobile launched data service based on General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology last week....

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless introduced a pair of nationwide calling plans designed to take advantage of the carrier's GSM/GPRS and TDMA network technology.The plans include the Multi-Band One Rate plan, which begins at $60 per month for 450 minutes, including no roaming or domestic long-distance...

TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless has inked a deal to provide wireless data services for Purolator Courier, Canada's largest courier company.Under the deal, Purolator will use Rogers AT&T Wireless technology and its network to allow dispatch, field and delivery workers, along with supervisors, to synchronize and...

TOKYO—NTT Corporation, the largest telecommunications carrier in Japan, announced that the carrier's loss after tax for fiscal 2001, ending March 2002, was 812.1 billion yen (US$6.3 billion). It became Japan's largest net loss in history exceeding that of Nissan in 2000. The carrier attributed...

TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless signed an agreement with Canadian delivery company Purolator Courier Ltd. to use the carrier's GSM/GPRS network to provide an end-to-end wireless data solution enabling access to shipping information for Purolator customers across Canada.Purolator said it has deployed more than 6,000 Symbol...

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Czech Republic's largest mobile operator, EuroTel, is back in the takeover sights of Cesky Telecom. This comes as the Czech government called off plans to sell its 51-percent shareholding in Cesky Telecom, which reported it is looking to restart discussions with...